David Michael Bruce, 68, a retired Sycamore Junior High School drama teacher who was on trial for allegedly molesting five of his students, apparently took his own life as his attorney and a prosecutor were preparing to begin closing arguments Wednesday morning, according to the O.C. Register.

David Michael Bruce, 68, was found dead in his home in an unincorporated area of Anaheim south of Los Angeles, according to ABC News. Continue reading→

FULLERTON, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a junior high school drama teacher charged with sexually assaulting six boys under the age of 15. David Michael Bruce, 65, Anaheim, is charged with nine felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 and two felony counts of lewd acts on a child age 14 or 15. If convicted, Bruce faces a maximum sentence of 125 years to life in state prison. The defendant is out of custody on $1 million bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 29, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in Department N-12, North Justice Center, Fullerton.

At the time of the crimes, Bruce was employed as a drama teacher at Sycamore Junior High School in Anaheim and had access to minors. The defendant retired in 2010 but worked as a substitute teacher at the school until 2013. Continue reading→

On September 8, 2015, Detectives from the Anaheim Police Department Sexual Assault Detail arrested David Bruce, a 65 year old retired middle school teacher during the service of a search warrant at his residence in unincorporated Anaheim. Bruce was booked at the Anaheim Temporary Detention Facility on two counts of Child Molestation and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.

Two victims have been identified thus far. Both are now adults and the crimes occurred while the victims were students at Sycamore Junior High School. Bruce posted the statutorily established bail of $100,000. Continue reading→